Ascobius simplex (Spotted Weever, Spotted Sandmelt, Speckled Sandperch, Ocellated Grubfish, Blacktail Sandmelt, Black-tail Grubfish)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

Black-tail Grubfish, Blacktail Sandmelt, Ocellated Grubfish, Speckled Sandperch, Spotted Sandmelt, Spotted Weever

Domain: Eukaryota ()
- Kingdom: Protozoa () - (Goldfuss, 1818) R. Owen, 1858 - Protozoa
  - Subkingdom: Biciliata ()
    - Infrakingdom: Alveolata () - Cavalier-Smith, 1991
      - Phylum: Ciliophora () - (Doflein, 1901) Copeland, 1956 - Ciliates
        Subphylum: Postciliodesmatophora () - Gerassimova & Seravin, 1976
        Class: Ciliatea () - Stein, 1859
        Order: Heterotrichida () - Stein, 1859
        Family: Folliculinidae () - Dons, 1914
        Genus: Ascobius ()
        Specific descriptor: simplex
        Scientific name: - Ascobius simplex

There are approximately 1 species in this genus:

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